For
those with a basic layman’s understanding of quantum physics, it may come as no
surprise that the simple act of meditation can have quantum results that affect
not only the meditator, but his or her surrounding community and the world as a
whole.

In 1978
a study was conducted on a group of meditators and as a result the “Maharishi
Effect” was discovered. 7,000 people
meditated with the intention of having a positive effect on the surrounding
city for 3 consecutive weeks. As a
result of their intentional and collective meditation efforts, the collective
energy of the city was totally transformed.
In fact the meditation effort was so powerful it reduced global rates of
crime, violent acts, and deaths by an average of 16%. There was also a reduction in the amount of
suicides and car accidents and this was with all variables being accounted for. To top it off, there was a 72% reduction in
terrorist activity during the meditation project.

Since
this time more than 50 studies have been done to test the validity of the
Maharishi Effect and the results have confirmed the direct impact global
meditation has on the world. These
studies are so clearly indicative of the power of meditation to transform
global energy patterns that results have been published in the Journal of Crime
and Justice.

According
to peacefulwarriors.net, “For example, a day-by-day study of a two-month
assembly in Israel during August and September of 1983 showed that, on days
when the number of participants at a peace-creating assembly was high, the
intensity of an ongoing war in neighboring Lebanon decreased sharply. When the
number of participants was high, war deaths in Lebanon dropped by 76%.

When the study was repeated in Wales, they got
amazing results. In 1987 Merseyside had the third highest crime rate of the
eleven largest Metropolitan Areas in England and Wales; by 1992 it had the
lowest crime rate. 40% below levels predicted by the previous behaviour of the
series. There were 255,000 less crimes in Merseyside from 1988 to 1992 than
would have been expected had Merseyside continued to follow the national crime
trend.”

Results
like these would lead us to see that personal meditation is powerful beyond
what we even understand from our everyday perspective. It helps to drive home the awe-inspiring fact
that truly ‘thoughts are things’ and when we think a thought, it is a form of
fine vibrational matter that is contributing to the creation of all that we
experience. These effects are powerful
and life changing for individuals but when people come together and use
intention to direct their mental energy towards a collective vision, the
results are LITERALLY world-changing.

“I
think the claim can be plausibly made that the potential impact of this
research exceeds that of any other ongoing social or psychological research
program. It has survived a broader array of statistical tests than most
research in the field of conflict resolution. This work and the theory that
informs it deserve the most serious consideration by academics and policy
makers alike.”

David
Edwards Ph.D., Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin.